Former Illinois Congressman John Anderson, who ran for president as an independent in 1980, has died at age 95. Anderson served 10 terms in...

The trial of two men accused in the death of Carbondale musician Tim Beatty has been pushed back to March 2018. Beatty was killed...

Young poets from Carbondale and Chicago are the winners of the Illinois state Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced...

Gov. Bruce Rauner officially has a republican challenger in the March primary. Wheaton State Representative Jeanne Ives publically announced the start of her campaign...

Flu activity is picking up in Illinois and state department of public health officials say it’s not too late to get vaccinated. Flu season...

Governor Bruce Rauner is kicking off Illinois’ year-long bicentennial celebration. On December third, 2018, the state will celebrate its 200th birthday. Several events are...

January 31st, 2018 will bring the end of era in Marion. That’s the date Bob Butler will resign the office of mayor. A position he’s...

More than a dozen groups and lawmakers who oppose abortion have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law providing taxpayer-funded abortions. The Thomas More...

The Chicago-area’s penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sugary drinks expires Friday. The Cook County Board voted 15-2 in October to end the tax, just...